King's Arms Garden

King's Arms Garden Small woodland garden of about 1½ acres created by plantsman the late William Nourish. It is in the National Garden Scheme yellow book of gardens.

Trees, shrubs, bulbs and many interesting collections throughout the year. Maintained since 1987 by ‘The Friends of the Garden’ on behalf of Ampthill Town Council. New volunteers are always welcome as there is much to do in this wonderful garden so please come and join us.

Our wildlife is taking precedence today, with a return visitor and some more new arrivals. Julie Harris aka The Hedgehog...
08/09/2026

Our wildlife is taking precedence today, with a return visitor and some more new arrivals. Julie Harris aka The Hedgehog Lady from Flitwick has released 4 more hedgehogs altogether, Taylor, Olivia and Usher and has sent some photos of their release together with a lovely video. We are so pleased to offer them a safe haven .

Another fine morning to get some work done. We are seeing more signs of the Autumn now
07/09/2026

Another fine morning to get some work done. We are seeing more signs of the Autumn now

The recent rain has made a difference to the garden already as al our visitors yesterday noticed and it was nice for the...
31/08/2026

The recent rain has made a difference to the garden already as al our visitors yesterday noticed and it was nice for the volunteers to do some actual gardening this morning instead of just watering as we have had to do for long.

A reminder that the garden will be open on Sunday 30 August 2.00 to 4.00. No charge for entry and plenty of plants for ...
28/08/2026

A reminder that the garden will be open on Sunday 30 August 2.00 to 4.00. No charge for entry and plenty of plants for sale

Some much-needed rain today, the garden is glad of it. Some lovely pictures today taken by a visitor and some of our ...
27/08/2026

Some much-needed rain today, the garden is glad of it. Some lovely pictures today taken by a visitor and some of our newest resident

We will be open on Sunday 30 August 2.00 to 4.00. The forecast is for rain at the weekend and we are looking forward to...
24/08/2026

We will be open on Sunday 30 August 2.00 to 4.00. The forecast is for rain at the weekend and we are looking forward to getting wet. The garden is suffering with the drought but also good in some areas.

We are still very busy watering the Rhododendrons, Azaleas and Camellias in the hopes of getting some flowers next year...
17/08/2026

We are still very busy watering the Rhododendrons, Azaleas and Camellias in the hopes of getting some flowers next year. It is at this time of the year that they set the buds. We are doing very little gardening at the moment, just watering

The heat is set to intensify again this week so we will be closing the garden early on Thursday so the volunteers can ge...
10/08/2026

The heat is set to intensify again this week so we will be closing the garden early on Thursday so the volunteers can get home early and avoid the worse of it. We are watering a lot of the shrubs that are showing signs of stress. However, on the whole the garden looks green from the distance as these pictures taken this morning show

The dry conditions are having an effect on a lot of the garden as these pictures taken today show. However, there are o...
03/08/2026

The dry conditions are having an effect on a lot of the garden as these pictures taken today show. However, there are one or two things that are flourishing despite the weather

Not too many visitors yesterday but those who came enjoyed the shady areas as well as the greenery. Another hot mornin...
27/07/2026

Not too many visitors yesterday but those who came enjoyed the shady areas as well as the greenery. Another hot morning had the volunteers using the watering cans today on a few shrubs that desperately needed a drink

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King's Arms Path
Ampthill
MK452PP

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 12pm
Thursday 10am - 12pm

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